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Behind The Scenes: Ben Affleck On The Set Of Zack Snyder’s BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Ben Affleck’s grizzled Batman/Bruce Wayne is the true star Zack Snyder’s 2016 superhero mash-up Batman V Superman: Dawn Of Justice. Affleck finally gives us the character that has graced the pages of comic books since 1939. Michael Keaton [...]

August 10, 2022

CLOSED Competition: Win THE BATMAN On Blu-ray

Unmask the truth behind Gotham City’s vigilante detective and his alter ego, reclusive billionaire Bruce Wayne with The Batman, now on Digital Download and 4K, Blu-ray and DVD on 13th June, and to celebrate its release Movies In Focus has two [...]

June 8, 2022

Teaser Trailer & Poster For THOR: LOVE AND THUNDER Starring Chris Hemsworth & Half Of Hollywood

Thor: Love And Thunder looks like more of the same superhero slapdash. This is kind of getting exhausting now as it seems like nearly everyone in Hollywoodis picking-up a nice big payday for starring in Taika Waititi’s fourth Thor movie. Chris [...]

April 19, 2022

Review: THE BATMAN Is A Refreshing But Flawed Take On The Dark Knight

The Batman is the latest big screen incarnation of Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s iconic comic book hero. Over the last 30-odd years there have been multiple film takes on Batman from Tim Burton’s brooding gothic noir and Joel Schumacher’s [...]

March 8, 2022

The Dark Knight: A Look Back At Christopher Nolan’s Batman Trilogy

Little did we know how much mainstream moviemaking would change when Christopher Nolan was charged with rebooting the Batman franchise. Released in 2005, Nolan’s Batman Begins took The Dark Knight and transported Bob Kane and Bill Finger’s [...]

December 12, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Stuart Rosenberg’s THE AMITYVILLE HORROR

The 1979 film, The Amityville Horror is the now infamous fright pic which was based on the so-called true events which occurred in 112 Ocean Avenue, Amityville New York in 1974. The true events are up for debate – but that never stopped [...]

October 8, 2021

Notebook Reviews: AMERICAN PSYCHO

Mary Harron – 2000 Mary Harron’s screen adaptation of Bret Easton Ellis’ 1991 novel, American Psycho starts off well enough but it soon loses its lustre and becomes rather irksome. The first 45 minutes or so of this satirical thriller [...]

August 17, 2021

Uncovering Curiosities: Terrence Malick’s KNIGHT OF CUPS

If you’re not a fan of Terrence Malick’s ethereal style of filmmaking then 2015’s Knight Of Cups isn’t for you. Malick once again eschews a traditional plot and narrative, flitting between disconnected voice-overs and dreamlike [...]

January 14, 2021

Behind The Scenes With The Bat & The Cat: Christian Bale’s Batman and Anne Hathaway’s Catwoman On The Set Of THE DARK KNIGHT RISES

Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises sees Christian Bale do his best work as Batman/Bruce Wayne. He’s more relaxed and at ease with the character, but this has a lot to do with Anne Hathaway’s Selina Kyle (she’s never called [...]

November 8, 2020

Batman Returns: Michael Keaton Is Back On The Big Screen As The Dark Knight

The mighty Michael Keaton hasn’t played Batman since Tim Burton’s gloriously gothic Batman Returns in 1992 – but it looks like that is going to change as the star is currently in talks to join Ezra Miller in Andy [...]

June 26, 2020

Why Ben Affleck Was A Great BATMAN

Ben Affleck was a great Batman and the perfect fit for a screen incarnation of Bob Kane’s iconic superhero. Movies In Focus thought that Affleck would make a great Batman going back to Good Will Hunting and Armageddon. He had the build and the [...]

April 11, 2020

DVD Review: It’s Ford V Ferrari As Matt Damon & Christian Bale Star In LE MANS ’66

James Mangold’s Le Mans ’66 (aka Ford V Ferrari) is a hugely entertaining sports drama which delivers on all levels. Matt Damon and Christian Bale excel as Carroll Shelby and Ken Miles, the car designer and driver who join the Ford [...]

March 29, 2020

Closed Competition: Win LE MANS ’66 Starring Christian Bale & Matt Damon on DVD

Logan and Walk The Line director James Mangold’s Le Mans ’66 hits is released on 4k Ultra HD, Blu-ray, DVD & VOD 23 March. To celebrate the release of the Christian Bale and Matt Damon/ Ford Versus Ferrari film, Movies In Focus has [...]

March 21, 2020

Even More Movies To Watch During The Coronavirus Shutdown

At the minute we’re all living in the first act of a post-apocalyptic movie. We’re embracing the unknown, falling head-first into a future/present that we can’t really comprehend due to COVID-19/Coronavirus. Movies In [...]

March 19, 2020

The 2020 Golden Globes Full Nominations List

It’s easy to become cynical when you write about movies. You get to see the good, the bad and the ugly and sometimes that makes you jaded. However, there’s nothing like watching quality movies succeed and when you see the list of [...]

December 9, 2019

Oscars 2019: The Winners At The 91st Academy Awards

In the end there were no real surprises at the 91st Academy Awards – only disappointments. The awards were pretty much spread evenly across all the likely candidates, but there will be gripes, complaints and arguments about nearly all winners [...]

February 25, 2019

BAFTA 2019: Nominations For The EE British Academy Film Awards

The Favourite would appear to be the favourite at the 2019 EE BAFTAs. Yorgos Lanthimo’s film is nominated in 12 categories – including Best Film, Outstanding British Film and Original [...]

January 9, 2019

Mo Money, Mo-Cap And Mo MOWGLI

You won’t be getting ‘The Bare Necessities’ with Andy Serki’s new telling of The Jungle Book, Mowgli. Will this score at the box office, or will audiences stay away in droves after shelling out $966 million globally to watch [...]

May 22, 2018

Trailer For Scott Cooper’s HOSTILES Starring Christian Bale

Hostiles, the latest film from director Scott Cooper (Out Of The Furnace, Crazy Horse, Black Mass) played at Telluride where it received rave reviews. The western, which currently doesn’t have a distributor, has also been praised for [...]

September 5, 2017

The Films of Zoe Saldana

Having starred in a wide range of both high-profile blockbusters and more character driven dramas, it’s safe to say that Zoe Saldana is one of the most sought after actresses working in the industry today. Last year saw her team with Oscar-winner [...]

May 16, 2017

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